WPS Events to mark WPS +25 and 2025 Open Debate

Dear reader,

 

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Women, Peace and Security agenda. While the UN Security Council Open Debate on WPS will take place on 6 October, visa restrictions and shrinking civic space mean that many of the women’s rights organisations who shaped this agenda cannot be present in New York. As civil society, we therefore reclaim this moment by centering our own voices, convenings and priorities. Across Amman, Nairobi, Brussels, The Hague, London and beyond, feminist movements, grassroots organisations and allies are coming together throughout September, October and November to reflect, strategise and advance the WPS agenda in its 25th anniversary year. 

 

On this page you will find a living agenda of civil society events and initiatives. Organisations are invited to share their events, so we can upload them here — contributions can be sent to v.dekort@wo-men.nl. In this way, we collectively ensure that the WPS 25+ remains visible, inclusive and firmly rooted in the movements that continue to defend and carry it forward. The hashtag for all events is #ReclaimWPS25+ . Please use this when sharing announcements or outcomes/ recommendations/ pictures from your WPS events on social media.

 

 

Date	Location	Event / Activity
18 September	New York/ Online	CCSD: Syrian Voices for Change
24 September	New York	UNGA WPS Ministerial event
26 September	New York	UNGA & FARAGEER: Weaponization of Religion by the Taliban and Its Impact on Afghanistan and Beyond
2 October	Brussels	EPLO: CSDN Policy Meeting
6-7 October	Amman	War Child & Oxfam: regional meeting "WPS+25 & militarisation” (closed meeting)
7 October (afternoon)	Amman	GAPS: Launch paper Irak + UK government reception
8 October (morning)	Amman	Lancering WPS+25 regional policy report (PAX, Oxfam, CARE, War Child)
8 October (afternoon)	Amman	Lancering 'militarized masculinities handbook' (PAX, ABAAD, WILPF)
9 October	Amman	WPS+25 event at Swedish Dialogue Institute (SIPRI, WILPF, ABAAD, PAX)
10 October	Leiden	Filmscreening *The Feminister* (WO=MEN)
13-17 October	Nairobi	Peace Connect (hosted by Peace Direct)
22 October	Online (via Webex)	The European Centre of Excellence for Civilian Crisis Management (CoE) / European External Action Services (EEAS) / Civilian Operations Headquarters (CivOpsHQ1): Exploring progress at the intersection of Gender, Climate, Environment and Security
22-23 October	Nairobi	Event by Conciliation Resources (CR)
27-30 October	New York	WPS Open Debate Week
29 October	New York	PAX + CR + SIPRI + possibly GAPS: follow-up CSO session about pushback
TBA	Paris	FFP event: PAX en IPI coordinate, together with SOMO, ActionAid, Oxfam Novib & Oxfam France
4 November	The Hague	High Level NAP 1325 Signatory Event (Min Def/MFA, WO=MEN, others)